John Svahn | |
Office: | Commissioner of the Social Security Administration |
President: | Ronald Reagan |
Term Start: | May 6, 1981 |
Term End: | September 12, 1983 |
Predecessor: | William J. Driver Herbert R. Doggette (acting) |
Successor: | Dorcas Hardy Martha A. McSteen (acting) |
Birth Date: | 13 May 1943 |
Birth Place: | New London, Connecticut, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Education: | University of Washington (BA) |
John A. Svahn (born May 13, 1943 in New London, Connecticut) is an American former Republican politician. He served as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration from 1981,[1] as Under Secretary of Health and Human Services from March to September 1983,[2] and as Assistant to the President for Policy Development from September 1983 in the administration of President Ronald Reagan.[3]